The Pony Express side missions within GUN, a western themed video game set during the late 1800s, are an addition to the game's main story line.http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/gun/review.html?tag=summary%3Bread-review  In these side missions, Colton "Cole" White, the game's Apache protagonist, needs to successfully deliver emergency packages or messages to designated people within the game world under a strict time limit. Successful completion of all of the Pony Express side missions will earn the unlockable Silver Spurs.http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/gun/hints.html  Horse health and spur are also increased with the successful completion of these missions, and individual cash rewards are provided after successful completion of each individual task.

The Pony Express officers for these side missions are available within both Dodge and Empire cities.http://guides.ign.com/guides/758695/page_29.html  In order to meet each missions's deadline, you will need to spur your horse fairly often. You can spur your horse until it is nearly dead. If the target is not reached within the allotted timeframe, the mission ends without your character achieving its cash reward. When receiving the set of instructions provided by the in-game non-playable-characters (NPCs), it is helpful to take the nearby fresh horse. This not only saves time searching for a fresh horse, but also saves time in the performance of the timed mission. 

GUN Walkthrough

• General Gameplay Tips

• ACT I
  • The Hunt
  • Steamboat Massacre
  • Honest Tom
  • Find Jenny
  • The Red Hand Gang
  • Quick Killer
  • Who needs Wyatt Earp?
  • Stage Coach
• ACT II
  • Welcome to Empire
  • There's Gold in Them There Hills!
  • Law and Order
  • Jack of all Trades
  • Escape From Jail
  • Colton Express
  • Ambush the Train
  • Defend the Hideout
  • Pat Denton's Savior
  • Take Down Hoodoo
• ACT III
  • Save Soapy
  • Hollister's Fort
  • Attack the Fort
  • Battle at the Steamboat
• ACT IV
  • Odds and Ends
  • The Great White Hunter
  • Across The Badlands
  • Escape the Ambush
  • Magruder's Mine

• Achievement List
• Achievement Tip
• Wanted Posters
• Pony Express
• Pat Denton Side Missions
• Federal Marshal Side Missions
• Indian Hunter Side Missions

You will need to mount and dismount your horse quickly to complete the missions within the allotted time frames. Practice mounting and maneuvering a horse prior to beginning the Pony Express missions. 

To mount a horse, walk over to it and press the use key. Move on horseback using the same movement keys as those used when Cole is travelling on foot. Pressing the use key a second time to dismount Cole from the horse. To save time, you may dismount from a full sprint without damaging your character. You will need to do this to successfully complete the Pony Express side missions. Dropping from heights, however, will both damage your character and your horse.

Pony Express side missions later in the game will require making your way through armed enemies. There is not sufficient time to stop and fight. Take out enemies with your rifle while your horse continues to run. 

• Begin at the Dodge City bridge.
• Talk to Earl. Earl will direct you to Tiny Tubbs on the east side of Dodge.
• Make your way to the opposite side of town.
• Talk to a large man by the name of Tiny Tubbs. Tubbs is starving and needs food.
• Mount the nearby horse.
• Ride quickly down the road to the nearest general store. Spur your horse to increase its speed. Do not spur too frequently to save his energy for the return trip.
• Get down from your horse.
• Talk to the shop keeper.
• Remount your horse.
• Return to Tubbs with his food.
• You will be rewarded with $10 cash and horse +5.

• This Empire City mission is unlocked after successful completion of the Law and Order mission.
• Make your way to the Empire town square.
• Speak with Daryl in the square.
• Daryl will direct you to find Johnny in West Empire, near the tents south (to the left) of Hoodoo's Palace casino.
• Talk to Johnny.
• He will ask you to take his horse to the Livery Stables before he throws his shoe. (It is a very short ride with an even shorter time limit).
• Sprint to the stone bridge and jump it to cut across the river.
• Jump back up the side and leap the livery fence into the stable.
• Jump down from the horse.
• Talk to the ferrier in the stable who says he will fix the shoe.
• Collect another $10 cash and horse +5.

• This Empire City mission is also unlocked after successful completion of the Law and Order mission.
• Talk to Daryl in Empire city. He instructs you to visit Stumpy in west Empire at the general store.
• Make your way to the Empire city general store.
• Meet up with Stumpy McNubbs. 
• He will ask you to deliver some tools and supplies supplies outside of town to the railroad foreman outside of Piper Lake.
• Follow the tracks east to the first branch into the tunnel.
• Be aware that there are attacking Indians on the way. Don't bother with a skid attack. It will waste too much time.
• Continue into the tunnel.
• You can take out the two Indians waiting as soon as you exit the tunnel with your rifle as you ride, but they will be disappear upon completion of the mission.
• Continue to the foreman.
• Jump down from your horse.
• Hand over the supplies.
• Collect $10 cash and horse +5.

• This Dodge City mission is unlocked after successful completion of the Escape from Jail mission.
• Talk to Earl in Dodge City. Earl sends you to talk to the gunsmith in east Dodge.
• Head up the street to the gunsmith. He tells you that wolves have been seen at Hecht Ranch and needs you to take them a fresh supply of cartridges.
• Pick up the nearby fresh horse.
• Head south on the railroad tracks towards the Badlands.
• You are attacked once as soon as you cross the bridge, and a second time as soon as you enter the Badlands.
• Take out the gunmen as you continue to ride.
• Continue south to the ranch.
• Leap over any fences in the way.
• Jump the last fence when you reach the rancher.
• Dismount from your horse.
• Talk to the rancher. He tells you that his cattle will die unless they get medical attention.
• Return back down the railroad tracks and head to see Doc Stilton north of Piper Lake.
• Continue west along the railroad tracks and go through the north tunnel at Piper Lake.
• Take out the four Indians on your way into the tunnel.
• Continue through the tunnel and take out the Indians on the other side.
• Follow the tracks and head west along the shore of Piper Lake.
• Find Doc Stilton (wearing a red shirt).
• Talk to him and get the necessary medication.
• Grab his horse.
• Return to the ranch the way you came.
• Fend off the last of the previous attackers as you continue to ride back to the ranch.
• Cut across the hill to the fence by the house and deliver the medicine.
• Obtain $10 cash and horse +5.

• This Dodge City mission is unlocked after successful completion of the Escape from Jail mission.
• Talk to Earl in Dodge City. He sends you to find Cletus in Empire.
• Follow the railroad tracks to Empire and make your way to the town bridge.
• Cletus sends you to get some tools from one of his workers at the Old Canyon Mine in the Northern Rockies. According to Cletus, he will be dead if he does not get them back.
• Go over the wooden bridge and continue north through the canyon to Piper Lake.
• Tale out the bowmen who attack as you make your way around the lake's western shore.
• Continue around where you normally find the Indian Hunter. You should find Cletus' worker here.
• Pick up the tools.
• Take the horse near the worker and continue to the east.
• Take out the rider before he causes trouble.
• Continue down the south road through the Old Canyon Mines.
• Take out as many of the enemies you encounter while you continue to ride.
• Head to the canyon across from Magruder's mine.
• Continue to Devil's Canyon.
• Locate Barton Henry and talk to him to end the mission.
• Collect $10 cash and horse +5.

• This Dodge City mission is unlocked after successful completion of the Defend the Hideout mission.
• Talk to Earl in Dodge City.
• He sends you to the east side of town near the port to talk to Marcus Billings. Marcus needs to get a message to Edgar Meriwether's auction in Empire.
• Make your way to Hecht's Ranch along the railroad tracks to pick up a fresh horse first.
• Take out the enemies waiting as you ride over the bridge.
• More enemies will be waiting at the train tunnel and the railroad cutting.
• Keep riding and shoot whoever you can with your rifle.
• Continue south to the ranch.
• Talk to the Rancher and pick up a fresh horse.
• Ride west to Empire.
• Take out the other rider as you ride past the Indian gunmen. Shoot as many as you can.
• Keep spurring your way to Empire.
• Cross the bridge to west Empire.
• Find Edgar outside the Empire Bank by the stone square.
• Collect $10 cash and horse +5.

• This Dodge City mission is unlocked after successful completion of the Defend the Hideout mission.
• Talk to Earl in Dodge city. He sends you just a few yards down the road to talk to Jesse.
• Jesse tells you that a Pony Express package never arrived at its destination. He suspects the delivery man is hiding from Indians in the Badlands mine.
• Head west to the mine.
• Dodge gunfire from enemies on ledges above the mine and at the mine entrance.
• Enter the mine.
• Talk to the Pony Express rider.
• Get the package.
• Ride the horse out of the mine.
• Follow the hairpin turn north of the mine.
• Take the short cut to the Devil's Canyon mine.
• Eliminate any enemies on the ride east.
• Locate Lucas Gordon next to the mine to end the mission.
• Collect $10 cash and horse +5.

• This Empire City mission is unlocked after successful completion of the Hollister's Fort and Attack the Fort missions.
• Talk to Earl. Earl sends you to talk to Daryl.
• Daryl tells you that Speedy Pete has been boasting about his speed record.
• Stop by Empire Bank to talk to Pete, and he is patronizing about how much faster a delivery man he is. 
• You need beat Pete's record from Empire to Dodge, with one stop for a fresh horse at Magruder's Mine.
• Take the nearby horse.
• Speed out of Empire City. 
• Take out the riflemen along the train tracks.
• Follow the tracks to the tunnel.
• Continue along the tracks to Magruder's Mine.
• Talk to the Express rider and get a fresh horse.
• Shoot the enemy rider behind you.
• Continue along the tracks and through the tunnels to Ten Fingers Canyon.
• Jump off the tracks.
• Continue east through the Canyons.
• Take out as many enemies as you can while you continue to race past them.
• Talk to Speedy Pete at the booth on Main Street in Dodge City.
• Listen to him concede defeat.
• Collect $15 cash and horse +5.

• This Empire City mission is unlocked after successful completion of the Hollister's Fort and Attack the Fort missions.
• Talk to Earl in Dodge City. He sends you to see the shopkeeper.
• Talk to the shopkeeper who tells you to deliver medicine into the Indian Territory canyons. 
• Equip your Ferguson rifle before you leave.
• You will be able to switch horses in Devil's Slot Canyon.
• Ride north up to Ten Fingers Canyon.
• Take out the Apache enemies with the flaming bows.
• Make your way to the old cabin at Devil's Slot Canyon.
• Willie is waiting just before you get to it.
• Talk to Willie.
• Willie tells you that the Indians stole your horse right before he dies.
• Shoot the Indian horse thief off of the horse and mount the fresh horse to reset the timer.
• Continue through the canyons along the shortcut from the Badlands.
• Race through any potential ambushes along the winding trail.
• Locate Dan at the mines just before the shortcut ends.
• Collect $20 cash and horse +10.

• This final Pony Express side mission is unlocked after successful completion of the Battle at the Steamboat mission.
• You may want to wait to start this mission until you have upgraded your horse stat by completing the Ranch Hand side missions.
• Equip the Ferguson rifle.
• Talk to Daryl in Empire City. He directs you to Councilman Webster for this final mission.
• Find Councilman Webster by Hoodoo's Palace.
• Talk to the councilman. He tells you that you need to take the plans for the railroad's completion from the mayor and deliver them to the foreman on the track line. The workers are under Indian attack and need the plans as soon as possible.
• Mount the fresh horse.
• Follow the railroad tracks to the east of Empire.
• Continue down the tracks by Magruder's Mine.
• Take out as many Indians as you can as you approach.
• Dismount at the first tunnel and deliver the plans as requested to the first foreman.
• Grab the foreman's horse.
• Go through the tunnel.
• Follow the railroad tracks past Piper Lake.
• Shoot any Indians and riders as you make your way through the area.
• Follow the tracks to Magruder's and deliver the second set of plans to the foreman.
• Head east through the tunnels towards Ten Fingers Canyon.
• Deliver the next set of plans to the third foreman, and watch your footing on the bridge.
• Make your way through the tunnel.
• Find the third foreman on the other side and deliver the plans.
• Continue to the fourth worker near the tunnel by Dodge City.
• Drop the next set of plans with him.
• Go to Main Street and drop the final set of plans with the last worker.
• Run to the bar and get a drink from the Bartender. (The timer is still ticking).
• Collect your $20 cash, horse +20, and Silver Spurs.